After a full week of playing with the all new Mango beta for Windows Phone 7, there has been one standout feature that I use almost every single day: Voice/Speech Dictation. This feature is absolutely amazing for many of us that use a bluetooth headset/stereo deck while we drive to and from work/school/etc every single day. Essentially, voice dictation allows me to listen to incoming text messages while I drive, reply to them, and even […]

The interwebs are going crazy right now – and for good reason! Nokia and Microsoft have just announced that they will be forming a strategic alliance which will result in Nokia incorporating Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 operation system in all new Nokia high-end devices. People keep asking me why this is such a big deal… so I’ll explain. Apple’s iPhone is quite clearly the undisputed king of the new smartphone era. Google’s Android devices […]

Well it had to be done sooner or later – and I figured there’s no better time than now to pit my slick new Windows Phone 7 against an iPhone 3GS and BlackBerry’s all new Torch 9800! I decided to take the casual, non-scientific approach to this speed test – just to see how the different browsers stack up to one another. The iPhone has always had a really solid browser, and there’s no denying […]

As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts – I really, really dig the Super AMOLED screen on the Samsung Focus. It’s really just one of those features (like the buttery smooth responsiveness) that you have to see in person to really believe. But that most definitely didn’t stop me from trying to throw together a video anyway! I did a quick comparison of the screen on the Samsung Focus to those on the […]

Alright! As promised in a previous post – I mentioned I would put up a video detailing the buttery smoothness of the Windows Phone 7 OS. Well, it turns out my camera (Canon s90), doesn’t take videos as well as I hoped it did – and well, I couldn’t find that mini tripod I got for Christmas a few years back – BUT, I made a video anyway. Feast your eyes on butter: Windows Phone […]